Check holder and cutter



C. T. RASCHlCK CHECK HOLDER AND CUTTER Nov. 25 1924- Original Filed March 16. 192] f4 i2 is 41 57 Fig;

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CHECK HOLDER AND CUTTER.

Application filled March 16, 1921, Serial No. 452,!15. Renewed July 24, 1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES T. Riisoriiok, a citizen of the United States, residing at St Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Check Holders and Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

'My invention relates to check. holders and markers and has for its object to provide a device in which the marking member is positioned to the side of the holder to prevent the turning of the check in placing the same in the cutter for notching after said check has been removed from the pad.

Another object of the invention is to provide a receptacle for the cuttings from the checks which may be easily emptied of said cuttings.

A still further object is to provide means for independently holding one or more pads of checks at the same time.

still further object is to provide a holding means for the check adapted to engage inbetween the leaves of the check, said means being constructed so as to permit ready insertion and removal of the checks into the holder.

In carrying out my objects I provide a back having mounted on one. side of the same a shearing notching device and at its end a pair of uprights in which are secured a number of members extending across the same with converging edges adapted to slide in between the leaves of the check book as the same are inserted into the holder. Upon the end of the cutter I. provide a slidable receptacle which is adapted-to receive the cuttings and which may be slid outwardly beyond the cutter proper to permit of ready removal of the cuttings which it receives.

The full objects and advantages of my invention will appear in connection with the detailed description thereof and are particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, illustrating the application of my invention in one form:

Fig. 1 is aplan view of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the device shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 8 is a rear view of a portion of the invention taken on line 33 of Figure 2.

Fig. 1 is a rear elevational view of my invention.

Fig. 5 is afront elevational view of the invention with parts thereof cut away.

[is best shown in Figures l, 4 and'5 my invention comprises a back of substantially the same size and configuration as the pad of checks which it is designed to hold. T his back is formed on one side with a flange 11 extending along the entire length of the same and on its other side with a flange 12 commencing at one end thereof and stopping short of the other end at 13. Upon the head end of back 10 at 14 flanges 11 and 12 are formed with uprights l5 and 16 which have attached to them two wire members 17 and 18 extending across the same and secured thereto, said members being positioned one above the other and spaced from said back and from each other. In placing these checks in this holder a book of checks may he slid along theback 10 so that a number of leaves of said-book of checks maybe inserted under the wire member '17, as indicated at 19 indotted. lines inFigure 2. As the book of checks is slid inwardly wire member 17 is forced in between the leaves of said book of checks adjacent the staple 20 by means of which said checks are secured together which causes said book to be firmly secured on said back. In a similar manner a second book of checks 21 may be inserted by sliding a number of its leaves between the wire member 18 and the to of the book of checks 19 so that the said wire member becomes firmly. secured in between the leaves of said second book of checks adjacent the staple for fastening said leaves together. lVith this device it can clearly be seen that one or more books of checks may be held in place on the holder.

In the drawings I have shown one method for holding wire members 17 and 18 in place though it can be readily under stood that any suitable means may be used in place thereof. In the drawings I have formed the wire members 17 and 18 of one piece of wire being connected together at one end by a cross wire 22 and "formed at their other ends witn angular portions 23 and 24. In applying this device the. two wire members are inserted through two holes 25 and 26 in the upright 16 and flange 12. Upon the opposite side of the device on the upright 15 is formed two slots 27 and 28 which extend inwardly of said upright and terminate in points opposite the holes 25 and 26. Adjacent said slots; the metal of th uprights 15 is severed from the body portion in parallel cuts at 29 and and raised from the body portion thereof so as to form hasps between which and the body portion of the upright 15 the protruding ends 23 and 24; of said wire members 17 and 18 may be inserted. After the same are. in place said hasps 29 and 30 are squeezed back towards the body of the upright 15 thus securely clamping said wire members in place and holding them from movement relative to the check holder. With this device the checks slide very easily into place due to the rounding edge of wire members which engages the leaves of the check book at the edges thereof and easily separates said leaves so as to slide between the same In securing the holder to the person I cut away a section of the body 10 of the holder at 31 which is bent backwards through an angle of 180 degrees to form an upwardly extending tongue 32-. This tongue 32 is provided with an aperture 33 by means of which the entire holder can be hooked on a chain or hook or other suitable device fastened to the person of the user. In its normal position the holder with the book of checks mounted on the wire members 17 and 18 is held suspended with the leaves of the checks extending in a vertical position. To prevent displacement of the end of the books of checks 1.9 and 21 on the holder I provide an outwardly extending projection 34- which issues from the flange member 12 at the end 13 thereof. This projection is of such a height above the back 10 that it engages a number of bottom leaves of a check pad 21 as indicated in Figure 5 and serves as a seat for the upper book of checks when the holder is positioned as indicated in Figure 1. To facilitate the removal of the checks I have cut the body portion 10 with a curved notch 35 as clearly shown in Figure 1. This in conjunction with the space left by terminating flanges 12 and 1:1 presents an edge of the checks whereby the same may be manipulated by the finger to permit separation and removal of the checks from the pads. It can be clearly seen that with the checks mounted as above described the same are rigidly held in place upon the holder and are readily accessible for removal.

For marking the checks I provide a device best shown in Figures 1 and 2. This device is constructed out of spring metal .and is formed with a back 36 having a a V shaped cutter 39 at the extreme end thereof. The remote end of back 36 has a portion 10 which lies in a plane and is turned up from the plane of said back 36 in an obtuse angle relative thereto. This portion 10 is formed with a V shaped slot 41 with which the V shaped cutter member 39 is adapted to coact, so that, when the check is inserted between the two and said tongue and back 36 pressed together, a notch will be sheared from the side of said check by means thereof. With this device a shearing commences at the extreme point of the V shaped cutter 39 and continues towards the edge of the check until the cutting is completely removed and discharged through the slot 11 in said head 36. To guide the positioning of a check in this cutter I raise portions of the metal forming the member 40 at 41-2 and 4:3 to provide suitable stops against which the check may be placed in inserting it in the cutter. To add to the resiliency of the back 36 and the tongue 37 I cut away a portion of the middle of said back at which extends across the member 37 at 45 and into said tongue 37 at 16.

For attaching the cutter of my invention to the check holder proper I form the member 37 with two cars 17 and 18 which are adapted to pass through slots 19 and formed in the sides of the flange 12. The ears l7 and are normally bent outwardly at right angles from the member 37 and are inserted through said slots 19 and 50. After the holder is in place these cars are bent outwardly to lie in the plane of the flange 12 as indicated in Figure 1 thereby securely holding the entire cutter in place upon the holder.

For receiving the cuttings from the cutter of my invention I provide a pocket 51 which extends across the entire underside of back 36 and the member 40 formed therewith between the extreme end thereof and the opening as in said back. This pocket is of substantially rectangular plan configuration and is semi-circular in cross section as clearly indicated in the figures. For mounting said. back upon the cutter I form said back with two turned over edges 52 and best shown in Figure 2. The edge is turned over at right angles to the body portion of said pocket 51 while the edge is turned over parallel to the same. To engage these turned over edges I provide similar turned over edges and which are bent over from the extreme end of the member 10 and from the metal adjacent the opening as: in the back 36, said bent over portions being turned over to engage the undersides of the edges 53 and 52 of the pocket so as to form a guide-way by means of which said pocket may be slid along on the underside of the cutter. When the pocket is in its normal position the same completely encloses the underside of the back 36 and member %0 so that all of the cuttings from the cutter will be discharged into the same and held within the same until it is desired to remove them. When the device is slid partly outwardly as indicated in either Figure l in dotted lines or in full lines in Figure 3, a portion of said pocket is then open through which the cuttings may readily be emptied. To limit the movements of said pocket so as to prevent the same from being slid completely off from the cutter I provide a longitudinal notch or slot 57 in the edge 54 on member 40. This notch is formed by removing a portion of the metal of said edge as clearly indicated in Figure 3. On the edge 52 of the pocket proper the same is caused to project beyond the same at 58 to form a lug adapted to slide within the slot 57. When lug 58 engages the ends of said slot the sliding of the pocket is terminated so that the pocket may take the position shown in full lines in Figure 3 or may he slid back again so as to lie flush with the edges of the back 36. To prevent the pocket from sliding outwardly when it is not desired I provide a small finger 59 on the edge of back 36. which finger has a small knob or bump 60 formed on the same at its extreme end. Finger 59 presses against the pocket 51 through the bump 60 which when the pocket is in its closed position is adapted to engage a depression or cavity 61 formed in said pocket so as to hold said pocket in place.

The advantages of my invention are manifest. The checks in being supported upon the person hang in a position such that said checks can be removed from the book and inserted in the cutter without being turned around in marking the designations on one side of said check. The checks are so designed that the smaller money indications are arranged on the upper surface of the same. When the user pulls off a check in the majority of cases the check is in the correct position so that he simply has to move the same downward, slip it into the cutter and notch the same. This eliminates the additional operation necessary with the check holders and cutters in which the notching device is positioned atv the end of the check.

Another advantage of my invention lies in the fact that the cutter issuing from the side of the holder lies in a position such that the user in manipulating the same holds his hand in a natural position.

Another advantage of my invention is brought about by the improved means for holding the checks upon the holder. If desired a single pad of checks may be inserted or the two pads may be used instead. ildien the user finds he has only a few checks remaining on'a pad in the start of a day new pad may be inserted at the bottom and the old. pad with a few remain- 1g checks placed on the upper holder. With other forms of similar devices the new pad would have to be carried in the pocket of the user until the time came for removing the old. lVith my invention this disadvantage is elin'iinated. In the employment of the wire members for holding the checks in place upon the holder the wire members used serve to easily separate the checks and slide in between the same so that the checks may be easily inserted into the holder and will hence rigidly fasten thereon.

In accordance with the patent statutes T have described the principles of operation of my invention, together with the apparatus which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof, but I desire to have it understood that the construction shown is only illustrative and that the invention can be carried out by other means and applied to uses other than those above set forth within the scope of he following claims.

I claim: 1

1. A. check marking device comprising a back adapted to hold a book of checks and a check cutter connected to said back and extending therefrom in the form of a T.

2. A check marking device comprising a back for holding a pad of checks, a longitudinally extending marking means extending outwardly transversely from said back on the side thereof.

3. A check marking device comprising a back for holding a pad of checks thereon, a flange formed on the side of the back and a marking means secured to said flange and extending outwardly from said holder on the side thereof.

4. A check marking device comprising a back. a longitudinal member extending outwardly from the side of said back having a notch therein, a tongue mounted on said back extending outwardly from the same in spaced relation to said notched member having a cutter adapted to engage said notched member for marking a check.

5. A check marking device comprising a back, a flange formed on one side of said back, a longitudinal cutter formed on said flange and extending outwardly and means attached to said flange adapted to hold a book of checks in place upon said device.

6. A check marking device comprising a longitudinal member, a pair of complemental shear members mounted on said longitudinal member and extending outwardly therefrom at right angles thereto and in a plane parallel thereto.

7. A check marking device comprising a back for holding a pad of checks and a 1ongitudinal marking device issuing outwardly from a side of said back positioned crosswise thereof.

8. A check marking device comprising a back for holding a pad of checks, a longitudinal cutting member having a V-shaped cutter at the end thereof, said cutting memher being positioned with the cutter pointing outwardly at right angles to the back.

9. A check cutter comprising a body portion adapted to hold a book of checks there on and a U shaped resilient member having a marking device at the end thereof mounted on the side of said body portion and extending outwardly therefrom.

10. A check cutter comprising a body portion adapted to hold a book of checks, a

user positioned on said body portion on the opposite side of the cutter.

11. A check marking device comprising a back for holding a pad of checks, a longitudinal cutting member having a. V-shaped cutter at the end thereof, said cutting member being positioned with the cutter pointing outwardly at right angles to the back and fastening means secured to said back on the side thereof opposite to said cutter for supporting the device with the cutter pointing downwardly.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

CHARLES T. RAS'CHICK. 

